A groundbreaking supercar that pushed the limits of diesel technology, but was it too powerful for its own good?

Nelson Ireson January 21, 2008 Comment Now! Audi's R8 made waves in 2007 as a very accessible, driver-friendly supercar-class vehicle - one you could drive daily if you wanted to. Now the maker from ...

Here are the first shots of the Audi R8 with all of that oilburning V12 TDi goodness you've been waiting for. Confirming the well supported rumors that we heard, the Audi R8 V12 TDI is all the power ...

Autoweek and Fourtitude were able to enjoy some seat time in the Audi R8 V12 TDI LeMans concept before its official unveiling in Geneva last week. Their drive was short (about an hour with a 50 mph ...

Viknesh Vijayenthiran January 8, 2008 Comment Now! UPDATE: In addition to the new pictures you’ll find below, we’ve found some more details on the R8 V12 TDI coming to Detroit next week. The diesel ...

Everyone needs a V-12 in his or her life. It propels a car with that unmistakably historic, silky, shrieking gravitas that no other engine can. There's something nostalgic about it, too, as if it were ...

Alina has been enthusiastic about vehicles her entire life, and even from an early age found herself itching to get behind the wheel. Through high school and college, she could be found reading ...

Sometimes, automakers seem like their game plan for new cars is to throw everything at the wall and see what sticks. We're not complaining, though. Cadillac teased us with some cool concepts in the ...

Okay, so it was only a couple of laps on an old airport runway (Sebring) in a one-of-a-kind concept car that would get us fired or killed--or worse--if we wrecked it. But driving Audi's V12 diesel R8 ...

(autoinsidernews) - Last month, we reported that Audi was considering offering a diesel version of its R8 sports car, according to Wolfgang Hatz, Audi's executive director of powertrain development.